PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS FOR THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF COMPLEX DISEASES AND THEIR DELIVERY BY INSERTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES

摘要

The present invention relates to polyphenol-like compounds that are useful for inhibiting VCAM-1 expression, MCP-1 expression and/or SMC proliferation in a mammal. The disclosed compounds are useful for regulating markers of inflammatory conditions, including vascular inflammation, and for treatment and prevention of inflammatory and cardiovascular diseases and related disease states.